Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Five Mile Station

By Syd Whittle, June 2, 2009

1. Five Mile Station Marker

Inscription. Departing at 2:45 A.M. from the Alta Telegraph Co. in Sacramento, Pony Rider Sam (Bill) Hamilton carried the first mail eastward of the Central Overland Pony Express on April 4, 1860. Here quickly changing ponies he sped on to the next stop at Fifteen Mile Station.

California Registered
Historical Landmark No. 697

Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission, Sacramento County Historical Society, and the Central Overland Pony Express Trail Association, April 2, 1960

Location. 38° 33.697′ N, 121° 25.332′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. Marker can be reached from State University Drive East. Touch for map. Marker is located on the Sacramento State University Campus at the plaza located at the southern end of the Guy West Footbridge. The Sacramento State University

By Syd Whittle, June 2, 2009

2. Five Mile Station Marker

Campus is located at 6000 J Street. Marker is in this post office area: Sacramento CA 95819, United States of America.

More about this marker. This site was designated as California Registered Historical Landmark No.697 on September 11, 1959.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Follow the first Eastbound journey of the Pony Express through California to Genoa, Nevada....To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Also see . . . The Pony Express. The Pony Express operated for only 18 months from April 1860 to September 1861. (Submitted on June 2, 2009, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on June 2, 2009, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California. This page has been viewed 1,249 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2009, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California.